Dependent Support Travel Award
Deadline to apply: August 29, 2024
The APS Dependent Support Travel Award is a reimbursable allowance of up to $500 for the 2024 Integrative Physiology of Exercise conference. Funds may not be used for ongoing dependent care expenses or the costs associated with transporting dependents
to the meeting. All awardees must have a receipt for reimbursement request. Four eligible funding scenarios are listed below.
Eligibility
Applicant must:
- be an APS member in good standing at the time of application.
- submit an abstract as first/senior author by the abstract submission deadline via the online abstract submission site. Abstract ID number is required. Submissions to late-breaking abstracts do not apply.
- be a primary caregiver.
Only one Dependent Support Travel Award may be awarded per family. Priority will be given to trainees and early-career scientists (must not be above the rank of assistant professor or equivalent in government, industry or medicine).
Criteria
Applications will be scored based on a one-page summary describing how this travel award will be of benefit. Please include:
- the number of dependents,
- number of hours needed,
- type of funding scenario support requested, and
- estimated cost.
Eligible Funding Scenarios
- Dependent(s) care provider travels to meeting location to care for dependent.
- Dependents travel to caregiver outside of home community.
- Care provider travels to applicant’s home.
- Additional hours at applicant’s home for care provider.
Funding may NOT be applied to the following:
- Ongoing dependent care an attendee would normally incur (e.g., daycare, before and after school care)
- Costs of dependent(s) travel to the meeting location
- Attendee’s conference or travel expenses
- Rental car fees
Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
Questions
For more information regarding the APS Dependent Support Travel Award, please visit our website or contact the APS Member Communities Department.